Elkins [Lawrence E.] (Missouri City, TX)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Royal Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Dennis Brantley
League: 5A Region III District 23
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #107

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
J'Mon Moore 6'4" 175 4.40 [Missouri]
Darwin Kidsey 5'11" 175 4.50 [North Texas]
Kerrie Renchie 6'3" 215 4.60

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Michael Matthews 6'3" 250 Senior OL 5.00 [Texas A&M]
Corey Thompson 6'2" 210 Senior DB 4.55 [LSU]
Chance Allen 6'2" 185 Senior WR 4.5 [Oregon]
Jamal Marshall 6'3" 185 Senior DB [North Texas]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: WRs
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.9
2011 National Rank: #1466
2011 State Rank: #184
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2012 National Rank: #2100
2012 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3764
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8
Dynasty Record: 46-45 (35-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 27.5
2011 Points Against Average: 20
2011 Differential: +7.5
2011 Wins: #907 Lamar (Houston) (17-12), #2461 Marshall [Thurgood] (Missouri City) (35-28), #3065 Travis (Richmond) (38-17), #3728 Clear Brook (Friendswood) (21-7), #4498 Kempner (Sugar Land) (44-17), #5340 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land) (28-17), #5887 Willowridge (Houston) (42-14), #7345 Clements (Sugar Land) (35-17)
2011 Losses: #206 Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (21-14), #405 Pearland (41-0), #1170 Dayton (29-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent League Championships: 2010 (5A Region III District 23A)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Dayton, 9/8 Lamar (Houston), 9/20 at Westbury (Houston), 9/29 at Clements (Sugar Land), 10/6 Kempner (Sugar Land), 10/13 Dulles [John Foster] (Sugar Land), 10/19 at Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City), 10/26 Bush [George] (Richmond), 11/1 vs Travis (Richmond), 11/10 Austin [Stephen F.] (Sugar Land)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lamar (Houston) (42.1), Hightower [L. V.] (Missouri City) (39.1), Dayton (36)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clements (Sugar Land) (-2.4), Westbury (Houston) (5.3), Kempner (Sugar Land) (6.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (26.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #269
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1724
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%